ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsVverve
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verve
Meaning: lively energy, vigor, or enthusiasm
verve in a sentence
How verve is used in real sentences:
The young violinist performed the difficult finale with verve.
Her verve transformed a routine speech into a stirring call for reform.
“Younger councilors, however, defended the proposal with verve and secured its adoption after demonstrating a timed agenda display and multilingual comment queue at neighborhood meetings.”
— from the passage The Bellwether Revision
Synonyms for verve
Other words for verve — vigor, vitality and zest — carry the same meaning.
- vigor
- vitality
- zest
Antonyms of verve
Words that mean the opposite of verve:
- apathy
- lethargy
- dullness
Where it comes from
From French verve, meaning 'spirit, energy, or enthusiasm.'
Memory hook
VERVE sounds like 'vibrant': both suggest lively energy.